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Mar 7, 2014

The Gulf and Geoeconomics

By Mohsin Khan

The sizable financing provided by the Gulf countries, in particular Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Egypt since the popular uprising in 2011 led many observers to conclude that Gulf states have started using their vast resources to shape the region, direct political developments, and mold strategic relationships; in other […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

Mar 7, 2014

Breaking taboos: Youth activism in the Gulf States

By Kristin Diwan

In a new Atlantic Council issue brief, Breaking Taboos: Youth Activism in the Gulf States, Visiting Senior Fellow Kristin Diwan contends that youth activists are bringing new forms of civic engagement and political contestation to the Arab states in the Gulf region.  Evaluating  youth movements in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, Diwan contends that although […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 6, 2014

Break Up in the Gulf

By Bilal Y. Saab

On March 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain announced that they had withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar, claiming that Doha had been violating a clause in the Gulf Cooperation Council charter banning interference in the domestic affairs of fellow GCC members. The decision, unprecedented in the GCC’s history, hints at significant […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

Uncategorized

Mar 6, 2014

Saab: Breakup in the Gulf

By Bilal Saab

Bilal Saab, senior fellow for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes in Foreign Affairs on the rift emerging between Qatar and the rest of the GCC countries:

Saudi Arabia The Gulf

MENASource

Feb 28, 2014

Not the Saudi Arabia You Hear About

By MENASource

More than 100,000 young Saudis are currently studying in the United States, and this population is seen by many as a positive force that will inevitably catalyze change in conservative Saudi society. 

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In the News

Feb 26, 2014

Saab on Saudi Arabia

By Bilal Saab

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Bilal Saab is quoted by the Associated Press on Saudi Arabia’s concerns as militants assisting the Syria opposition return home. 

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 25, 2014

Itani on New Syria Point Person in Saudi Arabia

By Faysal Itani

The National quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the replacement of Saudi Arabia’s chief Syria advisor:

Saudi Arabia Syria

In the News

Feb 19, 2014

Slavin on Obama Trip to Saudi Arabia

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes on US President Barack Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia next month for Al Monitor:

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Cybersecurity and Stability in the Gulf

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2014

The Gulf is a Flashpoint for Cyber Conflict

By James Andrew Lewis, CSIS

Cyberattack is a new tool of national power. It provides a means of coercion, influence, and warfare.

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MENASource

Dec 20, 2013

Youthful Saudi Reformers Only Safe in the Twittersphere

By Kristin Smith Diwan

The emergence of social networking has opened novel means of communication and connection worldwide. But perhaps nowhere were these new vistas more welcomed than in Saudi Arabia. The virtual communities of Facebook and Twitter offer a means to circumvent the gender confines and sociopolitical restrictions of the Kingdom’s highly segmented and controlled public life. And […]

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